Decorations
Songs and Films
Traditions
Ukrainian Christmas
My Christmas story
100

Everyone wants to find it under the Cristmas tree

presents

100

Jingle Bells

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,
Jingle bell swing and jingle bell ring,
Snowing and blowing up bushells of fun,
Now the jingle rock has begun


100

In the 19th century, German Protestants counted down the days to Christmas by marking 24 chalk lines on a door and rubbing one off every day in December 

How do we call it now?

Advent calendar

100

What carols can we hear in Horodkivka the most often?

 “Добрий вечір тобі, пане господарю”

 “Нова радість стала”

 "Коляд, коляд, колядниця, Добра з медом паляниця"

100

What сartoon did I watch at Christmas holiday when I was a child?

200

"I Spy" Look at the picture and name as much X-mas words as you can

Photo by cottonbro studio from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-standing-beside-christmas-tree-3149896/ 


Santa/Christmas tree/ornaments/fire place...

200

A hairy character with a reputation for being extraordinarily grouchy. 

The Grinch

200

What outdoors winter activities and entertainment do you know?

Downhill ski, cross-country ski, winter camping, make snowmen, have snowball fights, eat snow ice cream,  

200

A traditional drink + this porridge symbolically welcome the souls to join the living for dinner. What are they?

Uzvar and Kutya

200

This day can be friendly to your wallet. I wait for it but it is not a holiday. 

How can it be good if it is dark?

Black Friday

300

What did the Christmas tree say to the ornament?

"Aren't you tired of hanging around?"

300

Who is sad without you on Christmas?

300

What names does Santa Claus have in different countries (languages)?


Father Christmas/Papa Noël/Sinterklaas

https://youtu.be/Z4yp5vk0elQ?si=dsKPZrovAEbZkxvF

300

What is common between this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQadcm_dwEM

and Horodkivka? 

The author of the song (Mykola Leontovych) wrote his Щедрик in Tulchyn.

300

What are you going to do during a winter holiday?

This is your holiday. You can do whatever you want

400

What kind of pictures do elves take?

Elfies

400

Doggie door/passport/hand-made ornaments/next-door neighbor/someone is nearly hit by a van

What films is this?


400

What is Didukh?

A didukh (Ukrainian: дідух), is a Ukrainian Christmas decoration; made from a sheaf of wheat, it is a symbolic sacrifice taken from the autumn harvest. "Didukh" literally means "grandfather spirit".

https://youtu.be/HOGowmSZIko?si=B9MojqkdK2PtqzS1

400

Continue the story! It was a snowy day. Fortunately, I wore gloves. Unfortunately...

Students' answers

Unfortunately, ...

Fortunatly,..

500

 I come with many colours so beautiful and bright, I turn so many houses into a beautiful sight.

 What am I?

Christmas lights

500

What singers recreate a famous cartoon about A Snowman and A boy in their music video?

500

We don't say "Marry Christmas" in Ukraine/ Now we say...

"Quite and peaceful Christmas everyone"

500

Guess what I am going to do during a winter break

I have not a break. I will work :)

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